Between teleworking, distance learning and the use of social networks, the current period is unusual in our use of the Internet. How does the network work? How to use it well?
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As the pandemic moves us indoors, it's time to reconsider our understanding of 'screen time' – especially since we're relying on our devices now more than ever.
Zoom's privacy and security shortcomings are just the latest videoconferencing vulnerabilities. Knowing each platform's risks can help people avoid many of the downsides of virtual gatherings.
The coronavirus pandemic lays bare the many vulnerabilities created by society’s dependence on the internet. Watch the video to learn more about these issues.
PODCAST: How the internet has and hasn't changed the game for the spread of conspiracy theories.
An absence of laws governing the digital space has allowed the government to tinker with internet accessibility as it sees fit.
Your mobile internet bandwidth is shared with others in your area. That's why many people trying to access the iternet at the same time results in slower speeds.
Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society's newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to study and work online. It's also sparked a need for news and information. That's a challenge for the 24 million Americans who lack broadband internet access.
Only 3 million UK homes have fibre broadband which will aid their working from home to counter coronavirus spread. But those with copper ADSL or bad connections on mobile 4G may struggle.
Remember when websites didn't rely on user data for profit margins, when values like anonymity and transparency were celebrated?
Most students think they know how to use the internet to search for information, and teachers agree. But this isn't always the case.
Publishers funnel massive amounts of resources into promoting titles that they think will become bestsellers. But they've become spellbound by 'stories of struggle' that can succumb to stereotypes.
Does a fair trial exist in the social media age? The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute has released recommendations around juries and their smart devices.
As the year winds down, we'll get you up to speed. Plus, there's no better way to kill a trend than to bring it up at the dinner table in front of your kids.
Bad customer service is actually good for companies' bottom lines.
African countries are among the lowest internet speed but it has the most expensive communication and internet costs.
Real-life adherents to the Mandela Effect veer into conspiratorial thinking. But they do hit on an important truth: Our understanding of history is malleable.
Public and community-owned websites and apps that value morality over profit could revitalise online culture.
In 1999, ahead of World Trade Organisation protests, a group of Australian activists created the first open internet publishing platform. This technology is the basis of the internet we know today.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Laureate Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Responsable du département Réseaux et Services de Télécommunications à Télécom SudParis, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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PhD; Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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PhD; Adjunct Lecturer in Computer Science, Charles Sturt University
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Law Honours Candidate, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
